Whether you’re in San Francisco, Manhattan, or even London, Chinatown means lively streets crammed with friendly crowds and splendid aromas, and shops filled with exotic ingredients and hardworking merchants. From Shanghai to Chicago, the pleasing flavors of sesame and hoisin belong with pork.

Jamaican jerk sauce traditionally includes allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers. Its mix of piquant flavors has deep roots in West Africa. Wherever the Caribbean diaspora spread across the globe, Jerk cooking and seasoning followed along. This recipe was inspired by the flavors and rhythms of Brooklyn’s vivacious Caribbean communities.

The pork may also be cooked in a 300°F oven; when it reaches an internal temperature of 160°F (after about 3 1/2 hours) cover the pan tightly with foil and continue cooking until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 195°F, about 1 1/2 hours longer.

Make this meatloaf for dinner—and have enough leftover to turn it into kid-pleasing, lunch-box perfect meatloaf sliders. Cut cold leftover meatloaf into 3/4-inch thick slices, cut each slice in half and serve on slider rolls with ketchup and a thin slice of cheddar cheese.

"Pan roasted pork chops with an aromatic ginger and allspice coating, topped with peaches glazed with the bite of balsamic vinegar, a dash of Worcestershire heat and brown sugar to bring a rich glaze! "